The Most Random System-Chapter 596 - 329: Oi, kid, feeling a bit fiery, huh?_3

"Indeed, if you told me it was Lin Li, I'd believe it," Qu Wanqiu joined in the banter.

Lin Li: "..."

The two of them aren't being sarcastic on purpose after they found out.

They're just bored and taking the opportunity to mock themselves.

"Ah? If that's the case, it does sound a bit crazy," Bai Bufan changed sides quickly, teaming up with the stand owner.

Those jerks.

Dog meat is the best meat in the world.

Lin Li thought Bai Bufan was sick and prescribed him some Chinese medicine in her mind: star anise, Sichuan pepper, cinnamon, cloves, fennel...

Damn, can this world ever get better? Why is there so much malice towards a pure and kind child like myself?

Clearly doing a good deed, but now facing such mockery, Lin Li felt wronged and needed a kiss from Chen Yu Ying to feel better.

As the stand owner and Bai Bufan attacked the 'lunatic,' the lunatic himself started pondering.

Last night, when turning in the bag and phone, the progression for "gold" seemed to move forward, so the requirement for not coveting what belongs to others is actually quite a subjective concept?

Or is it that after stealing something, overcoming the urge to keep the stolen item by confessing and turning back, this also counts as a trial of "gold"?

Damn, am I fishing myself here?

But right now, it's still speculation at least—it needs to be tested.

Bai Bufan is the most suitable victim, but today he didn't bring much, just a phone and a crossbody bag used to store a power bank and data cables.

He's holding his phone, and the bag is on his back—difficult to steal.

I'll find an opportunity later.

"Stop scolding, boss, doesn't it seem ready?"

With the plan clear, Lin Li interrupted the conversation between Bai Bufan and the stand owner, pointing at the food on the iron plate as a reminder.

"Oh, oh, right, almost forgot," the owner stopped talking, "here, take the squid, this one isn't spicy, this one is medium spicy, and this box is mildly spicy. Wait a bit longer for the shrimp balls and tofu."

Lin Li took the paper bag containing squid, the dark red sauce coating the squid, with a spicy aroma wafting out, looking rather appetizing.

"Mm, delicious." Bai Bufan's squid was bright red—coated with sweet and spicy sauce, and he chewed happily, nodding in satisfaction.

"The mild spicy is just right," the girls expressed satisfaction after using sticks to share the food.

Lin Li grew more expectant.

Without hesitation, she took a big bite of the part packed with sauce.

The crispy outer layer wrapped around the tender, springy flesh, the salty and fragrant sauce mixed with spiciness exploding on the tongue, straight to the nose.

Squid really had unbeatable texture, no matter how it was prepared.

The sauce started off only mildly warm, and Lin Li chewed contentedly, then swallowed.

"Indeed—" Lin Li bit down and began to chew a second big mouthful while preparing to express praise.

But before she could finish speaking, Lin Li furrowed her brow slightly, closed her mouth, and swallowed the saliva that had formed.

Hold on, something feels off.

Why does her throat feel like it swallowed Sister Yu's black silk foot, a bit spicily burning?

The mouth, nose, and throat seemed to be warming up.

After just a few seconds of staying silent, Lin Li couldn't help but open her mouth to pant, with her tongue tip going numb, swallowing squid meat only half-chewed.

"What's wrong?" Noticing Lin Li only saying half a sentence, the four asked.

Lin Li looked down at the squid in her hand, the spice stimulating her trigeminal nerve, making the muscles around her eyes contract, her eyes half-closed: "Sss, ha—sss, ha—whoa, this is spicy."

"Really? We're eating mild spicy and it feels just right, is medium really this spicy?" Ding Sihan asked skeptically.

If it's Lin Li, skepticism is reasonable.

Even Chen Yu Ying pursed her lips, her face slightly tense, tilting her head slightly at Lin Li as if trying to see something suspicious, then glanced down at her own fruit tea.

This guy... deliberately didn't buy water, and didn't let Bai Bufan buy water either, could it be just for this performance now to later trick me into letting him drink my tea?

The evil Lin Li.

Chen Yu Ying slightly extended her hand holding the fruit tea, preparing to 'super casually' let him snatch it.

"I'm also a bit puzzled, whoa, why is the aftereffect so strong," but this time Lin Li was genuinely wronged, truly spiced up and sucking his saliva, looked towards the stand owner:

"Boss, is this really just a little spicier than mildly spicy medium? Because it tastes... not quite."

Stand owner: "☉_☉..."

Uh oh.

The stand owner looked at Lin Li somewhat guilty and incredulously, slowly confirmed: "Little buddy, so originally... you wanted medium spicy, not... extra spicy?"

Lin Li: "(;゜○゜)?"

"That's not me! No way!" Lin Li, who initially wanted to stubbornly suppress instinctual reactions for face's sake, thoroughly abandoned the act now.

—Calling for help being spiced by merely medium is embarrassing, but calling for extra spicy is not.

Turns out, damn it, this was actually extra spicy!

Beyond expectations!

The first and fourth tones, 135°, differ by three spicy crunchy angles!

The girls and Bai Bufan were initially stunned hearing this, then burst into laughter.

"Whoa, I was wondering why the sauce was red with black hues! Damn, I was just saying that in a country where guns are clearly banned, why does it feel like my mouth got shut hotly! Sss ha—"

Lin Li reverted to a monkey, shaking in place.

"Water, I need water! Damn it, Bai Bufan, why didn't you buy water, you idiot!"

Bai Bufan: "?"

Hey, you...

"Class president! Water!"

Lin Li kicked Bai Bufan hundreds of millimeters away, seeking alternative higher grounds.

Chen Yu Ying smiled and handed the fruit tea she was holding to Lin Li.

Turns out this time it was real, she had misunderstood him.

"Boss, do you have a straw?" Lin Li asked the stand owner.

"Yes, yes." The stand owner found a straw and handed it to Lin Li.

Lin Li immediately stabbed the straw into the fruit tea, and with full lung capacity, took a big sip. The icy fruit tea entered his mouth, and Lin Li felt a bit revived.

Using a new straw isn't because he disliked the fact that Chen Yu Ying had used it, but Lin Li still had spicy sauce in his mouth, using Chen Yu Ying's straw would make it unsuitable for her to drink afterward, as it would affect the taste.

—The super meticulous Lin Li.

"Thanks, boss." After taking a sip, Lin Li exhaled heat and thanked the stand owner.

Facing Lin Li's thanks, the stand owner's expression grew more complex.

Actually, there was something he was embarrassed to say.

Just earlier, while applying the sauce, he was chatting with Bai Bufan about that lunatic from last night.

He got a bit too involved, so when emotions welled up, he treated the squid he was coating with sauce as that lunatic, applying it rather fiercely and passionately, lost in the moment.

So this squid unexpectedly, actually exceeded the extra spicy level and reached his stand's insidious spicy level, maybe even second power of insidious, insidious insidious spicy.

And his stand's spicy sauce is specially made, this... was indeed a tad bit spicy.

At the time, subconsciously thinking he was applying the sauce to make the lunatic who took his items eat tears, to get revenge satisfyingly, but now upon realizing it, he found mistakenly hurting this innocent kid in front of him.

Sorry, child.

Blame that lunatic, if he saw him, he'd have to stuff one of these insidious insidious spicy squids into his mouth!

"Kid, that was my mistake, I didn't hear clearly, how about I roast another one for you..." Thus the stand owner spoke guiltily.

The cost of squid is just six yuan, buying so much, giving one for free isn't a loss.

"Speaking of—" Lin Li was just about to respond.

Then paused.

Eh.

On the system panel.

The progression of "fire" was moving forward.

Lin Li: "ᓖ뮤?"